Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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2
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1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4093
3917
3673
5525
6744
4398
3471
2714
2217
1530
1178
1423
789
765
655
702
734
647
643
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:30PM1.71m
9:03AM1.71m
9:26PM1.64m
10:00AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.31m
3:16PM0.40m
3:38AM0.38m
4:11PM0.46m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
6
6
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